Can luxcore support OSL?

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Can luxcore support OSL?

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How can I make luxcore support the OSL language? Include GPU rendering
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BruceXu wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:24 am How can I make luxcore support the OSL language? Include GPU rendering
I doubt it will ever happen because OSL isn't really suited for GPU support. As far as I know, even Cycles support OSL only on CPUs.
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Dade wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:07 am
BruceXu wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:24 am How can I make luxcore support the OSL language? Include GPU rendering
I doubt it will ever happen because OSL isn't really suited for GPU support. As far as I know, even Cycles support OSL only on CPUs.
Octane supports it on gpus... maybe arnold too
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Dade wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:07 am
BruceXu wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:24 am How can I make luxcore support the OSL language? Include GPU rendering
I doubt it will ever happen because OSL isn't really suited for GPU support. As far as I know, even Cycles support OSL only on CPUs.
Because I want luxcore to support materialx material library, but this material library is implemented in OSL language, so I have this requirement

So I want to know how much work it will take if luxcore supports OSL (including GPU rendering)
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Brecht, developer of Cycles, once said this:
https://www.blenderdiplom.com/en/interviews/400-interview-brecht-van-lommel-on-cycles.html wrote:The main issue is to get OSL working on the GPU. It's almost as much work as building Cycles itself. It's not easy to do so we need more people to help us.
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B.Y.O.B. wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:41 pm Brecht, developer of Cycles, once said this:
https://www.blenderdiplom.com/en/interviews/400-interview-brecht-van-lommel-on-cycles.html wrote:The main issue is to get OSL working on the GPU. It's almost as much work as building Cycles itself. It's not easy to do so we need more people to help us.

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